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Alabama engineer salary

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Updated March 2025

What engineers earn across Alabama, from published wage data — explore it city by city and discipline by discipline.

Typical pay

$111,988

Alabama

Top earners

$171,328

Higher end

vs national

-7% vs national

U.S. $120,395

Cities

5

in this state

Engineers in Alabama earn a blended median of $111,988 per year, -7% vs national, with top earners near $171,328. That blends 11 engineering occupations across 53,000 published jobs in Alabama. Per-discipline figures below are published wage data, not modeled.

Engineering pay by role in Alabama

Published wage data for each discipline in Alabama. Disciplines without published data for this state are not listed.

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Engineering salaries by city in Alabama

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Top-paying

Huntsville

$125,351

+4% vs national

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Decatur

$111,775

-7% vs national

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Daphne

$107,805

-10% vs national

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Birmingham

$102,254

-15% vs national

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Tuscaloosa

$102,212

-15% vs national

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Mobile

$100,734

-16% vs national

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Florence

$97,202

-19% vs national

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Montgomery

$93,264

-23% vs national

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Dothan

$91,238

-24% vs national

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Anniston

$88,455

-27% vs national

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Auburn

$86,956

-28% vs national

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Gadsden

$82,369

-32% vs national

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More cities in Alabama

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What affects engineering pay in Alabama

  • ▹Local market. Alabama pay runs -7% vs national for the typical engineer, driven by local demand and living costs.
  • ▹Discipline mix. Software, petroleum, and engineering-management roles pull averages up; civil and environmental roles sit lower. Use the role table above for specifics.
  • ▹Metro concentration. Pay clusters in Huntsville, Birmingham, Mobile and other metros, which run above the statewide estimate.
  • ▹Remote & experience.Remote roles often anchor to a company's HQ market rather than Alabama; seniority can swing pay ±35% around the median.

Engineer salaries in Alabama — FAQ

How much do engineers make in Alabama?
Engineers in Alabama earn a blended median of $111,988 per year — 7% below the national average — across 11 engineering occupations and 53,000 jobs. There is no single BLS "engineer" occupation, so this blends the published medians of the engineering occupations reported for the area, weighted by local employment (BLS OEWS May 2024).
What is the highest-paying engineering job in Alabama?
Engineering Managers have the highest published median in Alabama, at $157,520 per year, per BLS OEWS May 2024.
Is Alabama a good state for engineers?
Engineering pay in Alabama runs 7% below the national average, across 53,000 engineering jobs. Cost of living is often lower to match, so real take-home can still be strong.
Which cities in Alabama pay engineers the most?
Engineering pay is highest in Huntsville ($125,351), Decatur ($111,775), and Daphne ($107,805), based on published BLS metro-area wages.
Source details

BLS publishes no single "engineer" occupation. This blends the published medians of 11 engineering occupations in Alabama, weighted by local employment (53,000 jobs).

Benchmarks come from published government wage data via BLS OEWS. Local and emerging-role figures are labeled estimates. Full methodology →

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